====== Notes on Gamecube Games ======

My notes here are ooooooold

^ //1080° Avalanche// | |
| Feels like it's missing something, compared to the N64 game. ||
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^ //Beyond Good and Evil// | |
| People really like to talk this up as an underappreciated gem, but I found it pretty bland. ||
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^ //Chibi-Robo// | |
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^ //[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]// | |
| It's a wonderful, gorgeous, rhythmic, score attacking platformer. Perhaps //Sonic//, or //Nights// like, in a sense. ||
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^ //[[donkey_konga_series|Donkey Konga]]// | |
| The second and third Japanese versions are amongst my favourite Gamecube things. There's something about clapping that makes these games a lot of fun (and it's because of that that I much prefer them to [[Namco]]'s //[[taiko_master_series|Taiko]]// series). But, yeah, avoid the awful NA and PAL versions. Number 3 has lots of ace Namco and Nintendo Famicom game music to play along with.\\ And it should be noted: the Japanese versions won't save with the [[nintendo_gamecube#Freeloader]], you'll need a modded, or a Japanese, console ||
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^ //Doshin The Giant// | also on: 64DD |
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^ //Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem// | |
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^ //Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles// | |
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^ //[[f-zero_series#F-Zero GX]]// | |
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^ //[[Gotcha Force]]// | |
| A neat, collecty, //[[virtual_on_series|Virtual On]]// x //[[power_stone_series|Power Stone]]// thing. Graphics are really tidy, and [[sega_dreamcast|Dreamcast]]-esque. Lots of different 'Borgs' to find, with a variety of movesets. ||
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^ //Hudson Selection Vol. 2: Star Soldier// | |
| Even better than the original. A must-buy. ||
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^ //Hudson Selection Vol. 3: Bonk's Adventure// | |
| Just as dull as the rest of the //Bonk// series :3 ||
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^ //Ikaruga// | also on: everything|
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^ //Killer7// | also on: PS2 |
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^ //[[kururin_series#Kururin Squash!]]// | |
| More //Kururin//! Mostly more of the same if you've played the GBA games, but the graphics and presentation are nice, as is being able to use an analogue stick. I guess my [[memory]]'s a bit hazy on the actual differences— um— there are bosses, and it interfaces with //Kururin Paradise// to some effect. ||
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^ //The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures// | |
| I sort of enjoyed playing through it solo, it feels like an arcadeish, puzzley thing---much better than //Crystal Chronicles// in that aspect---but can't disagree that it is significantly better with a gang of chums, even just one. ||
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^ //Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes// | |
| I was pretty enthusiastic about this before I went back and played the PlayStation version. But the GameCube/MGS2 additions, like first-person aiming and ledge jumping, really mess round with the difficulty and pacing (though they can be fun when speed running and goofing). Also there are no //VR Missions//, which are the best bit of the original. The graphics are--- odd. But the former 3-D animator in me appreciates some of the attention in the //surfacing//. ||
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^ //Metroid Prime// | also on: Wii |
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^ //Mr. Driller: Drill Land// | coming to: Switch |
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^ //[[pn03|P.N. 03]]// | |
| Brilliant game. Something like a vertical shooter (maybe even //Space Invaders//, but played from a third-person action game perspective. ||
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^ //[[super_monkey_ball_series#Super Monkey Ball]]// | |
| Oh gosh. This is terrific. The best kind of tough. You should not leave a shop / log out of [[eBay]] after buying a Gamecube without also buying this. Never got better than the first game. ||
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===== See Also =====

  * [[nintendo_gamecube]]
  * [[nintendo_game_boy_notes]] - Playable via the [[nintendo_gamecube#Game Boy Player]]
  * [[nintendo_game_boy_advance_notes]] - Playable via the [[nintendo_gamecube#Game Boy Player]]

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